George Geer, son of Jonathan Geer of Hevitree, Devonshire, England, immigrated to America with his brother, Thomas in 1635. He settled in Boston, then Connecticut. He married Sarah Allyn. Their descendants lived in Connecticut, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolin, California, and elsewhere.

George Geer's children were born in Connecticut in the mid-later 17th century. Thomas Geer had a daughter, Mary Geer, and a son Shubael Geer born in 1675 in Wenham, Massachusetts. Descendants are scattered throughout the U.S. and Québec. Includes Parke, Williams, Gates, tyler, Spicer, Beeman, York, Starkweather, Driscoll, Doty, Fails, Prior, Coleman, and related families.